Cyprus, currently the Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, is hosting on Wednesday a roundtable discussion of governmental experts of member states of CoE, representatives of grassroots organisations and NGOs on homophobic and transphobic hate crime.

The discussion is organised by the Office of the Commissioner for Administration and Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Cyprus.

The discussion will last until late in the afternoon and the participants will exchange views on good practices, recommendations and ideas on the prevention and management of hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity.